Mechanical toy.



1. H. CLARK, In; MECHANICAL TOY. APPLICATION-FILED EEB. 4, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

-Be-it known that 1, CHARLES H. CLARK,

-Jr., a citizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented contain new anduseful Improvements in Mechanicah Toys of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to mechanical toy devices, and the object thereofis to provide an improved toy of this class which is designed torepresent a golf player, and which will also amuse both old and young,and which issimple in construction and may be easily manipulated andwhich is alsoLcomparatively inexpensive. p

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my'improvement are des ignated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedtoy; Fig. 2 a front view; and, Fig. 3 a cross section on the line3-3 ofFig. 1. l

i In. the practice of my invention, 1 provide a base plate a on thefront end portion of which is mounted. a figure 6 representing a golfplayer and rearwardly of the figure b the base plate a is provided withan upwardly directed support 0, ably inclined backwardly and throughwhich is passed a rod a provided at its rear end with a head e by whichit may be rotated in the support 0, and said head 0 may be connectedwith the rod d in any preferred way, or be formed integrally therewith,but as shown in the drawing said head is provided with a sleeve 6through which is passed a screw 6 by which the head is secured to saidrod.

The rod 42 ranges upwardly and forwardly and the front end portionthereof passes through the top back portion of the figure b and comesout under, or below the chin or head of said figure andis provided witha downwardly directed front arm portion d t0 the lower end of which issecured-a block f which is preferably triangular in form and providedwith upwardly and laterally dirested arms f which represent the arms ofthe figure h and which swing with the block in the operation of thedefipeclfication of Letters Patent.

which is prefer- MECHANICAL TOY.

I Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Application filed February a, 1815. Serial No. 5,988.

vice as hereinafter described. The block 7 is provided at its lower endwith a cross head g which projects forwardly 'and through which ispassed a golf club h which is made ad ustable in the head 9 by means ofa set screw 11,

Mounted on the rod al forwardly of the support 0 is a clutch block 2'having a set screw 2' by which it is made adjustable on said rod,slidably mounted on said rod be tween the clutch block 71 and thesupport o is a clutch member 7' provided with teeth 7' adapted to entercorresponding recesses in the clutch block a. The clutch member j, orthe body thereof, in-the construction shown, consists of a disk having amilled perimeter, and mounted between the clutch member 3' and thesupport 0 is a spiral s ring In, one end of which is secured to saisupport and the other to said clutch member.

Mounted on and secured to the rod d between the support 0 and the head eis a ratchet disk m provided preferablyon its lower side only withratchet teeth at, and mounted transversely of the base plate a is a flatspring arm :1, one end of which is secured to one side ortion of thebase plate as shown at n, and the opposite side portion of said baseplate is provided with a pivoted catch 0 adapted to engage the free end'01- tion of the spring arm n as shown in Fig. 2

shown in Fig. 3. The spring armm is provided centrally thereof with araised tooth, projection or pin n teeth of the ratchet disk m. Theratchet disk m is also provided at the top thereof with a forwardlydirected stop pin or device placed in front of the figure or player I)and in position where it will e struc by the head adapted to engage the.

and to he released so as to free said arm if of the golf club when astroke is made, and

in making all strokes except the putting stroke or strokes, the clutchmembery" is in engagement with the clutch block a and the spring arm nis in the position shown in Fig. 3, in which the pin or tooth n engagesthe ratchet teeth on the disk at. In this position of the parts the rod(2' is turned by lot means of the head e thereof so as to swing the clubh to the right, after which the free end of the spring arm n isdepressed so as to free the ratchet disk m and the spring is rotates therod 41 to the left and swings the club It quickly to the left and theball will be struck by the head it of the club.

In the operation'of putting, or making the putting stroke or strokes theclutch mem- 1 her j is moved downwardly on the rod d and held out ofengagement with the clutch block 2', and the rod (1 is manipulated byhand in I which operation the club it may be swung in both directions.

In the construction shown the clutch member j isprovided with a sleeve9' which passes partially through the spring is, but

this sleeve is not essential, and various changes in and modificationsof the construction herein described may be made, within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my inventionor sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-latent, is:'

1. A golf playing toy device, comprising a base provided on one endportion with a figure which represents the player, and rearwardly ofsaid figure with a raised support,

a rotatablerod-which passes through said support and through the topbody portion of said figure and is provided forwardly of support, arotatablerod passing through said support and the front end ortion ofwhich extends forwardly of said gure and is provided with a downwardlyand forwardly directed member provided at its lower end with a golfclub, and means for operating 7 said rod.

3. In a toy device of the class described and adapted to represent agolf player, said device comprising a base'provided on its front endportion with a figure which represents the player-and rearwardly ofwhich is an upwardly directed support, a rotatable rod mounted in saidsupport and extending forwardly of the figure and provided at its frontend with a downwardly directed member having a golf club, and saidmember being also provlded at its lowerend with upwardly and laterallydirected arms, and means for operating said rod. 4. In a toy device ofthe class described and adapted to represent a golf player, a baseprovided in its front end portion with a figure and rearwardly thereofwith a support, a rotatable rod mounted in said sup port and extendingupwardly and forwardly of the figure and provided at its front end witha downwardly and forwardly directed member adapted to carry a golf club,a clutch device mounted on said rod rearwardly of said figure, anotherclutch member slidablymounted on said rod rearwardly of said clutchdevice, a spiral spring mounted on said rod between said clutch memberand said support and secured to both, said rod being also providedrearwardly of said support with a ratchet disk and said base beingprovided rearwardly of said support with a spring arm adapted to engagesaid disk, means for holding said arm out of engagement 'with said disk,and means for limiting the rotation of said disk in both CHARLES II.CLARK, J a.

Witnesses C. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

